Who We Are
Hitex consortium Limited is a company limited by shares and legally registered by URSB and URA. Established in 2021 in Uganda by a team of highly skilled technical experts in human health, animal health, plant and environmental health, as well as Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL).
Our experts are certified by the International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA) and the African society for Laboratory medicine (ASLM) for Biorisk management and auditing of Laboratory quality management systems respectively.
Through our highly skilled experts, we aim at building strong Biorisk management systems (Biosafety Biosecurity) across all organizations (Health Facilities-Laboratories, research institutions, animal holding facilities, academia, plant health, water and environment laboratories) that interact with microorganisms specifically those flagged ‘high importance’.
Awesome Features
Our Core Features
we utilise the training, mentorship and audit approaches to improve our programming as described below.
Training
We provide high quality competency based Biosafety Biosecurity trainings. Our trainings emphasize: risk assessment, waste management, Biosecurity, occupational safety and health, management requirements to BRM, CQI, and shipment of biological agents.
Mentorship / Coaching
We provide BRM mentorship for our clients to enable continual improvement, or accreditation, or certification, or licensure of the personnel and facilities. Our well experienced mentors provide the mentorship onsite or off-site based on an agreed position with our clients.
Curriculum Development
We have partnered with the Uganda ministry of Health (MoH) department of National Health Laboratory and diagnostic services Ministry of Agriculture and the UN agency FAO to develop a one health Biorisk management training curriculum and assessment tools for Uganda.
Audits
To help improve our client’s BRM systems, we execute quality Biosafety Biosecurity audits as requested by our clients to identify opportunities for improvement. Our audits are based on ISO 19011-Guidelines and our checklists are built based on guidance from ISO 35001:2019.
Awesome Services
Our Core Services
we utilise the training, mentorship and audit approaches to improve our programming as deliever our Services below.
Biosafety Biosecurity (Biorisk management) Consultancy
In the wake of global emerging and re-emerging diseases like Ebola, Marburg, and more recently SARS-CoV-2 among others
Biological Risk Assessments / Management Consultancy
As much as biological agents and their toxins can be used in research for the advancement of science, there is a great potential for their mis-use
Establishment of Waste management systems & supply/repair of incinerators
There are enormous biosafety and biosecurity risks resulting from poor Healthcare waste Management (HCWM).
Total Quality management (TQM)
We utilize these principles to support our customers improve their systems. Our experts have worked closely with the health systems
Important Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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